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r Among Service People 1 [ By CHAY HOYLE * \ - Mothers with children up to six years of age who would like to have their children given a thor ough examination, are urged to call the Dispensary of the Edenton Na val Auxiliary Air Station for an appointment. Immunization shots will be given and al complete record" of each child will be kept. This is for Navy and Marine dependents and the examinations will be on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Please phone the NAAS, Edenton, extension 16 for appointments. *. Mrs. Jim Aynes entertained in her home in Westover Heights with a farewell coke party Thursday of last week in honor of Mrs. E. K. Griswold. Mrs. Robert Holm and daughter Jeryl have returned to their home after a visit to Mrs. Holm’s fami ly, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Skinsness' in Minnesota. We would like to extend a wel come to Lieut, and Mrs. Lester D. Widick who are newcomers. Lieut. Widick ia in VMA-211. Lieut, and Mrs. J. R. Parsons have returned rom an extended visit with family and friends in Canton and Elyria, Ohio. Major and Mrs. Robert F. Shields entertained friends Sunday evening in their home in Westover Heights with a lovely barbeque dinner. Master Kristian Whitten, son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. T. Whitten, celebrated his eighth birthday by entertaining a group of friends at his home on Queen Street. His guests included Joe Conger, George and Arne Holm, John White, Mar tin and Amy Boyce, Lee Nixon, Sylvia Case, James and Robert Wisely and Joe Harrell. Following a peanut hunt everyone enjoyed cake and ice cream. Major and Mrs. E. K. Griswold , were honored at a surprise fare well party given by their friends on Saturday evening of last week at the home of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jay McDonald in Westover Heights. Cocktails and a buffet supper jjre-, ceded the presentation of gifts and playing of charades. Those attend ing were Col. and Mrs. L. K. Davis, Major and Mrs. Don Hoyte, Major and Mrs. John Read, Major and Mrs. W. S. McCaslin, Jr., and Mrs. McCaslin’s mother, Mrs. Frances Thompson of Florida, Major Neeley Butler, Major and Mrs. Gordon Kel ler. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Allan Feld meier, Major and Mrs. Robert Shields, Capt. Jerry Phillips, for- j merly of NAAS Edenton, who was visiting here from Memphis, Tenn., Major and Mrs. Fred Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harry, Major and Mrs. William Long, Mrs. Richard Hardin, Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth Byers as well as Major and Mrs. Griswold and Col. and Mrs. McDon ald. Major Griswold and his fami ly will leave this week or Camp Lejuene. ' The Officers’ Wives Club will hold its Fall fashion show on Wed nesday, September 26th, at the Of ficers’ Club. Members and their guests will assemble at 1:30 Basel Time for lunch. The fashion show | will be held immediately thereafter. 1 Mrs. Anthony Miranda, program chairman, has announced that mod els will be selected from among members of the club. Mrs. Robbins , ' QIM ••••••• .......... ............ B J. D. Ward & Sons! p i * * I ! • PHONE GLIDEN 20S K * BUYERS OF Seed Cotton and Custom Ginning I FOR UP-TO-THE-MINUTE TOP 1 \ PRICES AND HAULING I Tl A. Berryman §! ,v ' Phone Sunbury 3168 I Troy Toppin I I Phone Center HUI 228 ■err- —tt ! —, c of The Betty Shoppe in Edenton, i has promised to show exciting new trends in Fall clothes. The back- I ground music will be played by Mrs. W. A. Free. Members are urged to make their reservations i early for this interesting event. Mrs. James Bowers and infant daughter, Stacey, arrived in Eden ton on Sunday from Texas to join Lieut. Bo\vers for the duration of his tour here. Lieut, and Mrs. Horace S. Low ry are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wright of Platte, South Dakota are visiting their son and daughter-in-law, Lieut, and Mrs. Jack Wright. Mr. Wright is the publisher of the Platte newspaper. 1 Mrs. George Metz entertained with a luncheon last week in her home in Westover Heights in honor of Mrs. Johnson of New York City, and Mrs. Carolyn Brady also of New York City. Mrs. Johnson is visiting her son-in-law and daugh ter, Capt. and Mrs. Warren Sher man and Mrs. Brady is visiting her son, Sgt. William Brady of Marine Air Base Squadron 14. We would like to take this op portunity to thank Mrs. R L. Den nis, Mrs. J. R. McQuillan and Mrs. J. D. Engraham, who were in ad dition to Mrs. McFerren, instru mental in re-decorating the ready room of Squadron 211. Plans Are ComDlete For Chowan Fair Continued From Page 1, Section 1 weighed and judged. Prizes offer ed by Mr. Pearce are: First, $5.00; second, $3.00; third, $2.00, and a ' dollar each for the next seven best entries. Contestants having the ten largest pumpkins will enter them in the Fair, where the three best ones will receive a prize of $2.00, SI.OO and 75c for the first, second and third respectively. The other added attraction to the Fair this year is the trophy offer ed by Gilliam Wood, president of Home Feed and Fertilizer Company of Edenton. This award, a handsome, 28-inch engraved trophy, will be awarded to the grand champion non-com mercial exhibit which is sporisored by 4-H. FFA, FHA, NFA, school home rooms, farm families, com munity exhibits, etc. The winner of this trophy will not be announc ed until Friday, September 28, af ter which time it will be displayed with the winning exhibit. The win ner’s name will be engraved on the trophy each year. In case an or ganization wins the trophy for consecutive years, it becomes per manent property. Merely winning the trophy for three years does not constitute membership—it must be won for three consecutive years, and another trophy will be issued. The trophy will be on display in the main exhibit hall during Fair week. There are many individual ar ticles which homemakers and girls may exhibit in the Fair. All gar | den vegetables, cut flowers, oil, ( watercolor, pastel paintings and 1 drawings, table cloths, luncheon sets, pillow cases, quilts, handmade collars and cuffs, children’s cloth ing!, infants’ clothing, housecoats, caps, etc., and canned vegetables n THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1956. . ... PAIR OF BIRDIES— Nate Fecman, golf pro at the Nevele Country Club in Nevele Falls, N.Y., demonstrates his sure feather "birdie”’ technique for novice golfers. Nate has trained a pair of parakeets to sit on the rims of his pupils glasses. If the novice keeps his eye on the ball while he swings, his head will not tilt, and the birds will remain in place. If he moves his head, however, the feathered pair will take to the air. and fruits are just a few of the many things that women and girls may enter. • Livestock, poultry, field crops, vegetable crops, crafts, etc., are among the many things that men and boys may exhibit. The Chowan County Fair is open to all residents of Chowan County, regardless of whether they are ci vilians or servicemen. “You are urged to take your pre mium list, study it, and have as many exhibits at the fair as possi old Staggl HHi :-wglj&'iv Ijli % 1 ffij .-^^^Sw 10 *& l|Jj||| fflMI |!|||| I' SHj 86 PROOF • STAGS DIST. CO.. FRANKFORT, KY. t hie,” says W. A. Perry, president ; ‘ of the Fair. “If you don’t have I a premium list, you may get one from me, Thurman Harrell, Carroll Byruni, Troy Toppin and Bob Marsh. Remember the Chowan ( County Fair—September 24-29. Be sure to have an exhibit there” The midway, attraction will he the Virginia Greater Shows, offer ing amusement and rides of various kinds. ; Watch Jest prosperity destroy ■ generosity. —H. W. Beecher 20 Years Ago Continued From Page 1, Section 1 E. L. Pearce opened a new feed store in the E. C. White building on Broad Street. Sandy Point definitely decided upon as site of new bridge across Albemarle Sound. David Holton was very optimistic! about having a strong football team at Edenton High School. Mayor E. W. Spires defended State Highway Commissioner ien Wood, who was criticized for ( being sefish in working toward the I Sandy Point site for the Albemarle Sound bridge. Arthur Chappell moved his bil liard parlor to the second floor of his building. Equipment for drilling another; well was moved from the fair! ground to the Anne Matthews prop-1 erty on the Virginia Road. M. C. Savage, a licensed drug gist of Rocky Mount, accepted aj position at the Leggett & Davis Drug Store, succeeding Albert Cul- 1 lipher, who accepted a position with Chowan Motor Company. Cuthrell’s Department store ob served opening of a new store in the T. W. Jones building on the corner of Broad and Eden Streets. f Chas. H. Jenkins & Company, Inc. ( ; 1 EDENTON, N. C. MRS High I I* Thoroughly fZjf) ,./ r , T ns . Reconditioned Guaranteed ‘ Pr ' cet *- «: ..nm-n...^.fw. l uiiw,p.n^»^n>.u^jeoo-j t w U! o t^Que ,iuagiii»iicaCimuua>g l oaiinMmansiiiiji=nsu=juiiiaiiiaigiUiiuauiii!iH!auJiiaiaui!»t!aiiiH!aiiaQ!it-!iiaiumiiiii!itani!Ut!ii!ai!iii!aC!il!!itgiilin!!lt’iiCi i Chas. H. Jenkins and Co. of Edenton put many Years-1 of Fair Dealing at Stake on These USED CAR Buys! ~ i Why not make a date to visit CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR CO., INC., and look over ‘, f the wide selection of makes and models of used cars Jenkins has to offer? Your old car will probably cover the down payment and terms can be arranged to suit you ... Remember, too, that every Goodwill Used Car is backed by CHAS. H. JENKINS & 5 CO., INC., so you know you’re getting the best! } 1 1956 Plymouth Belvidere J 4-door sedan; power steer- 1 ing, Power-Flite transmission @ —Fully equipped; one own- 1 er, a real buy! s 1955 Cadillac “62” S-passenger coupe: beautiful |j two-tone finish —fully equip- |j ped; low mileage. 1 1954 Ford V-8 Customline Victoria Coupe; | fully equipped, low mileage, | extra clean. [| } * SUPERB t 1 “ VINGS j Easy * Ready To 'On These Fine Used Cars! ; 9 V aniifiawrarF'rararararararararaorinwistKirarannmmnnrsiQrarnrara^wnnwnnmrannrai-imrni^, ( We Will Not Turn Down Any Reasonable Offer For The Cars Listed <> 8e10w... We Will SACRIFICE To Move! \» 1949 Olds “98” Club Sedan 1947 Ford 4-dr. Sedan 1947 Chevrolet 4-dr. Sedan 1 > nrararomrararamrarararamrarannnnrararnramnnnnramnnrnnnrannrswsirannmrafarararamnnrcv ’ Chas. H. Jenkins & Company, Inc. | 1 * Phone 147 EDENTON, N, C. Phone 147 East Carolina’s Oldest and Most Dependable A EW and USED CAR Dealers t i *" * • ~sj [ CIVIC CALENDAR I 1 Continued From Page 1, Section l The Officers’ Wives Club will | hold its Fall fashion show at the I J Officers’ Club Wednesday after-[ I noon, September 26, following a luncheon to be at 1:30 o’clock. Edentor.’s BPW Club will hold its first fall meeting tonight j j (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Penelope Barker house, j Board of directors of the Petti grew Regional Library will meet tonight (Thursday) in the Colum bia Library at 8 o’clock. Jim Wilgus of Rocky Mount will be in the Edenton Elementary School Library Monday, September J 24, from 4 to 6 P. M., and 7 to 9 ] P. M., to discuss renting or buying I instruments by Edenton Band mem | bers. | VFW Auxiliary will meet tonight i (Thursday) at 8 o'clock in the VFW I Post home. Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F„ A | A. M., will hold a stated communi cation tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. BPW Club will observe National Business Women’s Week Septem-V I 1953 Pontiac “8” | Chieftain Deluxe 4-door se- 1 dan; two-tone paint, fully @ a equipped; one owner car! i l 1953 Oldsmobile “88” 2-door sedan: two-tone fin- ® jj ish; fully equipped. One I | owner. a I 1952 Pontiac “8” j Super Deluxe Catalina Cou- | pe. One owner; fully equip | ped, 2-tone paint; bargain! g jj fe i P | her 23 to 29. | Revival services will be held in | | the Assembly of God Church be- 1 | ginning Sunday night, September { 23, with services each night at 7:30 ! o’clock. Chowan County Fair will open | Monday of next week, September I > 24, and continue through Saturday I 1 night, September 29. | Chowan Tribe of Red Men will j meet Monday night at 7:30 o’clock. I l Chowan Hospital Auxiliary plan-1 ning a bridge tournament to begin in October. Adults who have daughters in-! terested in joining the Girls Scouts ' are requested to telephone Mrs. El-1 len Case at 118-W. Picture framing workshop will be held for Chowan home demonstra- 1 tlon club women, as well as non members at the Chowan Communi ty Building Thursday, September 27, from 10 A. M., to 2:30 P. M. Edenton Lions Club will meet Monday night at 7 o’clock. New Fire Truck Arrives In Edenton Continued From Page 1, Section 1 In Edenton Monday were Nod ' (’ptnlis, delivery engineer and W. W. Kitchen of Suffolk, .salesman | 1953 DeSoto Firedome * * Fully equipped; one owner, a Low mileage ... an extra * * | clean car! ! 1 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook ? 4-door sedan; new paint . . . extra clean .. . priced to e 1 sell! I | 1950 Ford Crestline > 2-door sedan; two-tone paint, I red and black. Fully equip- l | ped. Cheap transportation! f a 1 a SECTION ONH PAGE THREE | for the Atlantic Supply Company, I who sold the truck. A repreaenta | tive of the Eire Underwriters was I here Tuesday to qbserve a three hour test run at capacity. All, (to gether, with the Edenton firemen, I were well pjeased with the truck’s I performance. | With the addition of the new j truck, the Edenton Fire Depart ment has three trucks and a rescue 'truck, not to mention the old R*eo | truck now in storage. The present I fire station is able to house only i two trucks, so that one will be I temporarily housed in the old By rum warehouse back of Hotel Jo seph Hewes, which was purchased I by the County Commissioners. 1 It is the purpose to transform the entire present Municipal Build ing into a fire station, but this transformation is being held up 1 pending the decision of Town Coun cil as to what to do about a town office. A committee is now seek ing information from contractors to determine how much more it will cost to construct' a new building than to remodel the building now used by the Police and Street De -1 partments. The rescue truck has j been parked outdoors ever since it was purchased months ago. iia ft* »■ ftOiiii a >
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